Messages across devices

[tey112]

I have an iPhone running iOS 5.1.1 and a mac with ML on it. I have messages set up on both to receive at my apple ID email so I can continue conversations when I am away from my computer (and so they sync back).

The problem is, is there a way to temporarily disable messages on the phone so that it doesn't buzz non stop - annoying and a battery drain.

The best I can figure out is going to settings -> messages and turning off messages. But to re-enable it I have to sign back into my apple ID (not terrible, but annoying since the password is quite secure).

Any ideas, or am I just being a whiney b...?

 

[coolguy879]

Put it out of your Notification Centre.

 

[tey112]

Disabling it in the iphone notification center doesn't stop it from vibrating with each message. Is there no simple way to disable messaging alerts for a short time? The only time it won't buzz is when I actively have my cursor in the OSX Messages app, but, even then, the phone will still alert about 1/3 of the time.

 

[Orange Crane]

If you just want to quit it vibrating the toggle is in settings: sounds.

 

[takeshi74]

Setting the Text Tone to None in Sounds does it for my 4S. No sound, no vibration (with vibration on).

 

[tey112]

Thanks. I'll give that a try. Looks like that is the simplest way to quickly disable the vibrations. Just have to remember to turn it back on once I leave work.